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Old 10-08-2011, 05:02 PM
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Kato: I don't know about Anywhere else in the world but we definitely still have catches on them back in NZ. When we were back there at Christmas time and filling up my gf's mother's car I was all like look at me no hands. GF thought I was a goof.
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I've had the same problem on all 3 subarus I've had. To me it's just natural now. Pull the handle out a litle bit and push down on the handle so the tip hits the top of the filler.

Seems to work fine for me.
Just talking to the old man bout this the other day, his gen 3 lib and my gen 2 have the same issue. Frustrating but its gotta be done
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Old 21-08-2011, 11:28 PM
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Pretty sure the reason they remove the catches is so you can't set it on then go back in the car and pick up a static charge and then go back to the nozzle and get a static spark causing a fire.

Chance of it happening are pretty slim but it has happened as seen on every one of the caught on camera disaster shows. Guess in the world of public liability no one is prepared to take a chance anymore.
Tried and tested on Mythbusters, it's a one in a million kinda thing to cause a fire, with all variables being perfect as well as timing, but again, public liability.

I got abused by a data/cable tradie as I got out of my car, slid open my phone, then put it back in my pocket....

some servos are strange though, just don't seem to work at all, and others do....
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Kato: I don't know about Anywhere else in the world but we definitely still have catches on them back in NZ. When we were back there at Christmas time and filling up my gf's mother's car I was all like look at me no hands. GF thought I was a goof.
I'm totally doing this when I go back!! Hope I don't catch fire or something!!?
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^^^ I've been told off at 3 servo's for doing that now...
So have I when putting 180L into the prado, I usually tell them to fill my car or get fucked. They usually go away.
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When i was younger i used to fill peoples cars up for cash.

This.... is a problem on alot of older Euro cars and just about all Impreza's I found that the the best solution is to turn the handle 90 degree's. seems to almost solve the problem.
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